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<\/a><\/p>\nI cut off a lot less than I needed to at first, then whittled my way down to what needed to be removed. I then cut out three layers from the halter top pattern that I made \u2013 two in the pink silk, one from the black organza. I only had two sleeves worth of organza, so I had to scrimp on that, but I had tons of pink silk to work with because I hacked off the bottom of the dress for fabric! After cutting the bodice, it was easy to cut off the wedding dress to the length that I wanted. And oh my, does that silk cut like butter! Sooooo smooth and sultry. I might be working with this fabric again in the near future!<\/p>\n
I sewed together one side of the halter top and turned it right side out. Because the bodice is multi-layered, I turned down the inside and outside layers of the fabric and sandwiched the new halter piece in between. I pinned it, ironed it, and sewed it up. It didn\u2019t look too bad! So I repeated everything on the other side.<\/p>\n
There are definitely a couple of wonky places, but I don\u2019t think it\u2019s too bad for an amateur. I\u2019ve sewn so many costumes that I\u2019ve learned to not give a crap about little boo-boos. I can also hope for a pretty dark \u2018party atmosphere\u2019 at the reunion dinner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
So I did it. I slugged back a couple of ciders and I cut my wedding dress. And it wasn\u2019t that bad. I thought it might even feel good, but it didn\u2019t. In the end, it was just fabric. I … Continue reading